What project will you work on?

I am curious what project and yarn each of us is going to try and why.

Do you need help picking a first time project and yarn? Here are some tips:

Yarn

- worsted weight is great for beginning projects because it is easy to see the
stitches and "read" your work.

- cotton/silk/bamboo/acrylic re NOT a good fiber choice for first
project. They don't have much give so any inconsistencies in stitches
tend to show up more. Wool/alpaca/blends are more forgiving and will also respond
well to blocking to even out stitch gauge and shaping.

Pattern

Balance the complication - simple stitches or single color with more advanced
shaping OR several stitch types or colors with simple shaping. Since all
crochet stitches are based on the chain, don't be afraid of trying a pattern
with more than single crochet and double crochet stitches. We can help
you through the tricky parts.

Most of all, pick a yarn and pattern that you really love to invest your time
and talent in!

Tags: choosing project, crochet pattern, crochet yarn, first time crochet

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Permalink Reply by Karen J on June 2, 2010 at 3:18pm

Kelley just showed me the book 200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws and Afghans and I immediately took off with it to decide on a project! She thought of me because I'm a quilter first and it's laid out much like a quilting block library. The first few pages show many different variations on the granny square, but with a decidedly modern twist. Then the next pages show how to take those squares and lay them out into a pattern, and use different combinations of squares for different effects. I just placed my order! I'm making Eastern Promise out of Swish DK. It's a large throw that combines a flower square and a mitered corner square - I can't wait to start on it!

Permalink Reply by Karen J on June 2, 2010 at 3:18pm

Maybe I'll drag Tina into this and make her learn to crochet! She's in the office right next door to me! :)

Permalink Reply by Allison Harding on June 2, 2010 at 4:04pm

I am adding that book to my wish list! So many possibilities!

Permalink Reply by Charles Voth on June 19, 2010 at 9:40am

I think this is a natural project for a quilter to tackle in crochet. That book is an excellent resource for this.

Permalink Reply by Charlotte King on June 2, 2010 at 7:29pm

I'll be working on some Zodiac dishclothes. The pattern is a knit pattern that I will be converting to tunisian crochet.

Here's a link to some pics - http://www.flickr.com/photos/krispatay/3194450083/

Hope the link works.

Permalink Reply by Karen J on June 2, 2010 at 8:48pm

Oh Charlotte, I like those dish cloths! I've never done tunisian crochet- can't wait to see some.

Permalink Reply by Suznj821 on June 3, 2010 at 6:18am

Those dishcloths are awesome. Can't wait to see photos. I have never seen tunisian crochet. Looking forward to learning about something new. :)
Susan

Permalink Reply by Allison Harding on June 3, 2010 at 8:18am

Great patterns to convert to Tunisian! I love dishcloths and these are really cute.

Permalink Reply by crafty Robin on June 3, 2010 at 12:30pm

I am really into shawls lately, so I think I'll find a good patetrn for a shawl and crochet one!!

Permalink Reply by Jane Spaulding on June 5, 2010 at 9:10am

If you are really new to crochet, you may think about doing something like this Granny Shrug in a double stranded cotton or wool worsted. You could learn the granny pattern first then make something really cool with it! (and super easy!) I would make it in a double strand of Shine worsted. Actually, I may have to do this.

Permalink Reply by Allison Harding on June 5, 2010 at 9:52am

Jane, this is super cute. I love the idea of making it with cotton for summer. Shine is so nice to work and there are some great new summer colors. I may have to stash dive for some chunky/bulky and make one up for my grand daughter. I am pretty sure I have some left-over KP Crayon in there!

I suppose you could use any granny pattern for this- I wonder how a circular granny would look? Just fill in the the sholders a bit at the neck...hmm...guess I know what I'll be playing with today!

Permalink Reply by Jane Spaulding on June 5, 2010 at 1:51pm

That would be super cute in the whisker colorway. This yarn would double strand well, to. For something brighter I like the azure of the jalapeno, but I look horrible in green. Sigh